Hitoshi Shinso (心しん操そう人ひと使し, Shinsō Hitoshi?), also known as the Hypnosis Hero: NightHide (ヒプノシスヒーロー ナイトハイド, Hipunoshisu Hīrō Naitohaido?), was a student at U.A. High School, attending Class 1-C of the Department of General Education before being transferred into Class 2-A of the school's Hero Course.

Eight years later, Hitoshi has graduated from U.A., and becomes a Pro Hero.