Hayato “Navigator of the Tenth Star” Okada, 28, male (he/him), pilot and pathfinder, Collateral Unit. “I’ll get us out. Just… don’t touch anything.” Hayato Okada sees the world in routes, patterns, and motion—shapes of possibility that appear effortlessly in his mind. Born autistic in a family that feared his differences, he was nearly institutionalized before the Collateral Unit intervened and offered him the one thing he had never been given: choice. Now he pilots aircraft, drives escape vehicles, and navigates collapsing landscapes with instinctive brilliance, guiding the Unit through danger with calm, precise focus. Quiet, literal, and easily overwhelmed by noise or emotion, Hayato retreats on burnout days but always returns. With the Unit, he has purpose, belonging, and skies that finally feel like home.
