Hiro Takachiho#In other media

Created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau in their spare time while working on another project, Hiro was first intended to appear with the rest of Big Hero 6 in Alpha Flight #17 (December 1998). However, the team first appeared in their own self-titled three-issue miniseries by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Gus Vasquez, which due to scheduling issues, was published before Alpha Flight #17.{{cite web |date=March 25, 2014 |title=Movie Week: A Look Ahead To Big Hero 6 |url=http://www.laughingplace.com/w/blogs/fanboy/2014/03/25/movie-week-a-look-ahead-to-big-hero-6/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512171659/http://www.laughingplace.com/w/blogs/fanboy/2014/03/25/movie-week-a-look-ahead-to-big-hero-6/ |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=Laughing Place}}{{Cite web |last=Palmeri |first=Christopher |date=November 3, 2014 |title=Big Hero 6 banks on a huggable robot to draw in audiences |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Hero+banks+huggable+robot+draw+audiences/10350057/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216081448/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/hero+banks+huggable+robot+draw+audiences/10350057/story.html |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=Vancouver Sun}} The character appeared with the team in a subsequent five-issue miniseries which was launched by Marvel Comics in September 2008.

Born to wealthy industrialist Tomeo and Maemi Takachiho, Hiro was raised in the affluent Tokyo suburb of Yoga, City of Setagaya. His parents noticed his intellectual brilliance at an early age, and he was placed in pre-school at age 2. He was eventually recognized as one of the world's most brilliant child prodigies and was accepted into the prestigious private Tesuka Advanced Science Institute. It was at the Tesuka Institute that young Hiro's proficiency for invention and innovation was discovered. He created his first and greatest invention to date, the robot Baymax, as a project for the institute's science fair.Big Hero 6 #1 (2008)

At age 13, Hiro was targeted by the Giri, a top-secret consortium of Japanese politicians and business entities that was established to recruit and train potential operatives for a Japanese super-team, Big Hero 6. Silver Samurai, Big Hero 6's initial field leader, first approached Hiro's mother for permission to have him join the team, but she refused as she wanted her child to live a normal life. Silver Samurai then approached Hiro directly, but the boy was less than impressed with Big Hero 6. However, after his mother was abducted by the Everwraith, the astral embodiment of those killed in the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hiro was forced to turn to Big Hero 6 for assistance. After joining forces with the team, which also included his idol, the Japanese hero Sunfire, Hiro opted to join the team.Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1-3 (1998) In fact, when Silver Samurai and Sunfire left the Big Hero 6, Hiro was appointed to serve as the team's field leader.Alpha Flight (vol. 3) #9 (2005) He continues to maintain a civilian life and attend classes at the Tesuka Institute, although his teachers and classmates are unaware that he moonlights as a secret agent.

Hiro is a brilliant child prodigy, proficient in many fields of science and technology, with a focus on biology, physics, and robotics. Although he is only an adolescent, he is a visionary theoretician and accomplished machinesmith who has already made several breakthroughs in fields such as robotics, computer science, synthetic polymers, geology, biology, and communications. He is also a gifted tactician and strategist.

Hiro has constructed several robots, his first and most advanced creation being Baymax, a water-powered synthformer whose artificial intelligence is based on the thoughts and memories of his deceased father. Other notable inventions include: the Bio-Atomic Parcel Detector (B-APD), a device capable of pinpointing the location of human-sized nuclear reactors; a jet-pack-propelled flight suit that grants limited firepower capabilities; a holographic virtual reality projector that can produce a comprehensive recreation of previous events by amassing information from various data streams; and eyeglasses with a cybernetic video display that can connect to an assortment of computer networks. Many of Hiro's inventions are connected to the Core Cyber Network (CCN), a computer network that enables them to communicate with one another.

• In 2020, CBR.com ranked Hiro Takachiho 3rd in their "Marvel Comics: Ranking Every Member Of Big Hero 6 From Weakest To Most Powerful" list.{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=January 26, 2020 |title=Marvel Comics: Ranking Every Member Of Big Hero 6 From Weakest To Most Powerful |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-ranked-big-hero-6-powerful/ |access-date=December 27, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}

{{Infobox character

| series = Big Hero 6

| name = Hiro Hamada

| image = Hiro Hamada from Disney's Big Hero 6.png

| image_size = 170

| caption = Walt Disney Animation Studios re-imagining of Hiro

| first = Big Hero 6 (2014)

| last =

| adapted_by = {{Plainlist|

• Jordan Roberts
• Robert L. Baird
• Daniel Gerson

}}

| voice = Ryan Potter

| gender = Male

| nickname = Captain Cutie (by Karmi){{cite episode|title=Fan Friction|series=Big Hero 6: The Series|credits=Juwono, Ben (director); Jenny Jaffe (writer)|network=Disney XD|airdate=August 18, 2018|season=1|number=15}}
Big Hero Guy (by Rishi Patel){{cite episode|title=The MiSFIT|series=Big Hero 6: The Series|credits=Castuciano, Johnny and Stephen Heneveld (director); Ricky Roxburgh (writer)|network=Disney XD|airdate=February 1, 2021|season=3|number=8A}}

| lbl1 = Age

| data1 = 14

| family = Unnamed parents (deceased)
Tadashi Hamada (older brother)

| relatives = Cass (aunt)

}}

In the film adaptation, Hiro, with his last name changed to Hamada{{cite news |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=August 9, 2013 |title=Disney Gives Marvel Fans First Look at Big Hero 6 Animated Film |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/10/disney-gives-marvel-fans-first-look-at-big-hero-6-animated-film |access-date=August 9, 2013 |newspaper=IGN}} and his ethnicity changed to being half White, half East Asian,{{cite web|url=http://caamedia.org/blog/2014/11/05/ryan-potter-big-hero-6s-hiro/|title=RYAN POTTER – BIG HERO 6'S "HIRO"|author=Momo|website=Center for Asian American Media|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=August 10, 2017}} appears in the 2014 Disney animated feature Big Hero 6, voiced by Ryan Potter.{{cite web |title=Hiro Hamada Voices (Big Hero 6) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Big-Hero-6/Hiro-Hamada/ |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Speaking of the character, co-director Don Hall said "Hiro is transitioning from boy to man, it's a tough time for a kid and some teenagers develop that inevitable snarkiness and jaded attitude. Luckily Ryan is a very likeable kid. So no matter what he did, he was able to take edge off the character in a way that made him authentic, but appealing."{{cite web|last=Truitt|first=Brian|title=Meet the saviors of San Fransokyo in 'Big Hero 6'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/07/13/big-hero-6-character-reveal-exclusive/12535005/|work=USA Today|access-date=July 13, 2014|date=July 13, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Yamato|first1=Jen|title=Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, More Join Disney's Marvel Animation 'Big Hero 6′|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/disney-big-hero-6-voice-cast-804122/|publisher=Deadline|access-date=September 5, 2014|date=July 14, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Hiro|url=https://thismoment-a.akamaihd.net/other/1410708503-2030.pdf|publisher=xprizechallenge.org|access-date=September 24, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805001208/https://thismoment-a.akamaihd.net/other/1410708503-2030.pdf|url-status=dead}}

This version of Hiro is a 14-year-old robotics prodigy who participates in underground robot battles. His older brother Tadashi, a student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, inspires him to redirect his efforts toward gaining acceptance to its research program. After Tadashi is killed in a fire and explosion on the campus, Hiro becomes withdrawn and depressed. He later forms the Big Hero 6 team with Tadashi's fellow researchers and Baymax, an inflatable healthcare robot built by Tadashi, to stop Yokai.

Hiro initially lacks a social life and appears to suffer from intellectual boredom. After Tadashi's urging and meeting with his friends, he becomes more open and accepting to those around him and tries to be friendly. He also decides to be a hero out of necessity as opposed to being unwillingly forced into the occupation. He also wears purple armor that, by itself, serves no function besides protection. When paired with Baymax, the suit magnetizes to his back and allows Hiro to control him while flying.

Hiro Hamada appears in the spin-off series Big Hero 6: The Series and Baymax!, with Ryan Potter reprising the role.{{cite news|title='Big Hero 6': Maya Rudolph & More Reprise Roles for Disney XD Animated Series|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/big-hero-6-maya-rudolph-jamie-chung-reprise-roles-disney-xd-animated-series-1201847587/|work=Deadline|access-date=November 3, 2016|date=November 3, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/moana-the-series-set-for-2023-on-disney-plus-1234851261/ |title='Moana,' 'Cars,' 'Princess and the Frog' Spinoff Series Set for Disney Plus |work=Variety |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2022}}

• Hiro Hamada appears as a playable character in Disney Infinity 2.0 and Disney Infinity 3.0.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Katie |date=August 27, 2014 |title=BIG HERO 6 CHARACTERS HEADED TO DISNEY INFINITY 2.0 |url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/08/27/big-hero-6-characters-headed-to-disney-infinity-20?watch |access-date=August 27, 2014 |website=IGN}}{{cite web |last1=Graser |first1=Marc |date=August 27, 2014 |title='Big Hero 6′ Gets to Play with the Big Boys in 'Disney Infinity' |url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/big-hero-6-gets-to-play-with-the-big-boys-in-disney-infinity-1201291836/ |access-date=August 27, 2014 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Lucas |date=August 27, 2014 |title=BIG HERO 6 Comes to DISNEY INFINITY 2.0: Hiro and Baymax Officially Revealed |url=http://www.newsarama.com/21977-big-hero-6-comes-to-disney-infinity-2-0-hiro-and-baymax-officially-revealed.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830010955/http://www.newsarama.com/21977-big-hero-6-comes-to-disney-infinity-2-0-hiro-and-baymax-officially-revealed.html |archive-date=August 30, 2014 |access-date=August 27, 2014 |website=Newsarama}}
• Hiro Hamada appears as an unlockable playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPJ7HnlhDdo |title=Update 21: Big Hero 6 {{!}} Livestream|author=Disney Magic Kingdoms (Gameloft)|publisher=YouTube|date=July 5, 2018}}
• Hiro Hamada appears as a playable character in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2018 |title=Update 1.3 Patch Notes |url=https://discourse.disneyheroesgame.com/t/update-1-3-patch-notes/73521 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109022355/https://discourse.disneyheroesgame.com/t/update-1-3-patch-notes/73521 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=Disney Heroes: Battle Mode |language=en}}
• Hiro Hamada appears in Kingdom Hearts III, voiced by Ryan Potter in the English version and Yutaro Honjo in Japanese.{{cite web | url = http://www.disneyinteractive.com/news/games-apps-news/kingdom-hearts-iii-to-include-big-hero-6/ | title = Kingdom Hearts III to Include Big Hero 6| work = Disney Interactive | date=August 16, 2015 }}
• An alternate universe variant of Hiro Hamada appears as a playable character in Disney Mirrorverse.{{cite web |url=https://disneymirrorverse.com/guardians/hiro-hamada/ |title=Hiro Hamada - Disney Mirrorverse |publisher=Kabam}}
• Hiro Hamada appears as a playable character in Disney Speedstorm.{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=April 30, 2025 |title=Disney Speedstorm Announces Season 13 Content |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/disney-speedstorm-announces-season-13-content/ |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}

• Hiro Hamada makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Ralph Breaks the Internet.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
• Hiro Hamada makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Once Upon a Studio.{{cite web |last1=Reif |first1=Alex |title=Disney's "Once Upon a Studio" – List of Characters in Order of Appearance |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/disneys-once-upon-a-studio-list-of-characters-in-order-of-appearance/ |website=Laughing Place |date=October 16, 2023}}

{{Reflist}}

• Hiro Takachiho at Marvel Wiki
• [http://www.comicvine.com/hiro/4005-5022/ Hiro Takachiho] at Comic Vine
• [http://uncannyxmen.net/characters/hiro-baymax UncannyXmen.net Character Profile on Hiro & Baymax]

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