Hayate Bomber is a playable character in the Battle Mode of Neo Bomberman. Hayate Bomber is one of the contestants of a Bomberman tournament that is interrupted by Bagura. He is captured along with the other competitors and is placed in a Cage in Stage 3-2. When released, he wanders around, placing bombs and destroying Soft Blocks and enemies. Like the other caged characters, he has one Bomb, two Fire, and the Remote Bomb ability. He is worth 5,000 points.