Hunter × Hunter main characters
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This article is about the main characters of the fictional anime/manga series Hunter × Hunter
Gon Freecss
| ゴン=フリークス | |
| Romaji: | Gon Furiikusu |
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| Height: | 154 cm |
| Weight: | 49 kg |
| Date of birth: | 5th May |
| Blood Type: | O |
| Age: | 12 |
| Nen Type: | Enhancer (Reinforcement) |
The son of the legendary Hunter Ging Freecs, Gon was left in the care of his aunt since infancy, and has never met his father since. During his youth, Gon met another Hunter, Kite, who was once Ging's apprentice. That fateful meeting made Gon all the more intrigued to meet his father, and also gave him the hope and inspiration to take the Hunter license.
Talents: A naturally optimistic youth, Gon's friendliness and innocence has charmed and won many trusted friends to his side, including Kurapika and Killua. With uncanny and extraordinary senses of smell, taste, and hearing, Gon's instinct has aided his friends through many tough obstacles during the Hunter exam. Gon has another remarkable talent; he is able to talk to and befriend animals easily.
Fighting Ability: Gon has an unusual choice of a weapon, which is a fishing rod. Though it doesn't deal much damage to his enemies, Gon is able to accurately swing and 'hook' it onto targets, proving itself to be useful time and time again. Despite his apparent slowness of head, Gon is able to adapt quickly, and can come up with new strategies in the middle of combat. However, he is limited simply by his inexperience in real battle.
Nen ability: Out of the 6 main nen types, Gon proves to be a Enhancer. People belonging to such a category excel in attack and defense, and also have the ability to heal themselves quickly. Building on this type, Gon has sharpened his use of nen, and has managed to increase his attack power with his fists, dealing more damage than before.
His hatsu is a special punch called Jajanken .
- Rock (Guu) - Used to attack on the outside of someone's body with his fist. It's a close range attack.
- Paper (Paa) - Used to attack someone's inner organs, also done with his fist. It's a long distance attack.
- Scissors(Shi) - Used to attack a specific body part, done with two fingers. It's a middle distance attack.
Gon originally did not intend for his ability to be called Jajanken; he originally named it Janken. However, when Knuckles asked him what his ability was called, he stuttered and said "Ja-janken" instead of "Janken", leading Knuckles to believe that the ability was called ''Jajanken.
Killua Zoldyck
| キルア=ゾルディック | |
| Romaji: | Kirua Zorudikku |
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| Height: | 158cm |
| Weight: | 49 kg |
| Date of birth: | 15th June |
| Blood Type: | B |
| Age: | 12 |
| Nen Type: | Transmuter (Transformation) |
Killua was born to a family of renowned assassins, the Zoldyck family. Showing great promise from birth, Killua has already mastered many killing techniques at a tender age, and is set to be one of the best assassins the family has produced. Bored and tired of killing, Killua unexpectedly rebelled against his family, injuring both his mother and brother, and ran away to join the Hunter exam. Meeting with Gon during the first obstacle, Killua saw Gon as a friendly competitor, and ended up becoming fast friends.
Attributes: From the outside, Killua seems just to be the boy next door, cheeky, cheerful and full of mischievous ideas. However, his ruthlessness and aptitude in killing shows the other side of him--deadly, violent and bloodthirsty. Having been repeatedly tortured since birth, Killua has been conditioned to possess extreme tolerance for poison, electrocution and pain. Possessing both extraordinary agility and strength to match, Killua is one mean killing machine--definitely not one to be trifled with, as many of his adverseries had seen. However, until recently his greatest flaw was to fear characters more powerful than him, like his elder brother Irumi. Killua had been trained as an assassin by his brother to be extremely cautious and engage in combat only if victory was virtually certain. This impeded him as a Hunter, as it is stated more than once that victory is never certain, and that depending on the circumstances, someone has the potential to defeat a stronger opponent. Killua struggled with these conflicting ideas during the latter half of the series, as he started to encounter stronger opponents. However, his brother's teachings remained firmly entrenched in his mind, to the point that Biscuit prophesized that he would one day abandon Gon because of this. Biscuit gave Killua an ultimatum: Defeat Shoot for the right to go with Gon to fight the Chimera Ants, or leave his side. Killua lost, and resolved to leave after Gon had recovered from his fight, protecting him in the meantime. However, Killua finally had to face Biscuit's prophecy when he encountered a Chimera ant, while Gon (who couldn't use nen) wasn't far off and had no way of defending himself. Killua, preoccupied with his internal battle, was losing to the Chimera ant. At the last moment, Killua found that Irumi had planted a needle in his head with his ability, all the way back in the first Hunter Exam. This needle was responsible for Killua not being able to let go of his assassin lessons. Upon extracting the needle, Killua was freed from this restraint, and now has much more confidence in battle.
Fighting ability: Killua does not usually use any weapons in combat. Instead, he uses his hands that change into razor sharp claws at will, delivering a swift and fatal attack, that can rip out beating hearts or behead opponents in a split second. However, during Greed Island, he experimented with using twin yo-yo's, made of a special alloy, as weapons. The yo-yo's are extremely durable and heavy, and can be used in conjuction with his Nen ability. In the current arc, he is relunctant to reveal them to his opponents, as he wants the enemy to know as little about him as possible.
Nen Ability: As a transmuter who can transform the nen into any substance at their will, Killua is busily practising this ability. So far, he has managed to successfully transform his surrounding nen into an electrically charged form, producing volts of electricity. The inspiration for this has been attributed to the daily doses of shock therapy he received at home, a favourite torture device of his brother, Milluki.
Kurapika
| クラピカ=クルタ | |
| Romaji: | Kurapika |
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| Height: | 171cm |
| Weight: | 59 kg |
| Date of birth: | 4h April |
| Blood Type: | AB |
| Age: | 17 |
| Nen Type: | Conjurer (Materialization)/Specialist (Specialization) |
Kurapika is a member of the Kurta tribe, a reticient group of people that chose to live in obscurity. They possess a pair of eyes that turn flaming red in times of anger or emotional agitation. The legendary brilliance of such scarlet eyes caused them to be in high demand as a collector's treasure. A few years ago, the Phantom Troupe (Genei Ryodan) came to Kurapika's hometown and massacred all the members of his tribe, leaving behind scores of dead bodies with eyes gorged out in their wake. As the last surviving member of his tribe, Kurapika vows to gain back all the stolen eyes of his people, by tracking the Phantom Troupe down and seeking revenge, even if he must sacrifice his life in the process.
Personality: Kurapika is a level headed and intelligent individual, possessing knowledge of a great variety of things. Of sound judgement, his in-depth and cool analysis has saved his friends from the brink of death many times. Needless to say, his quickmindedness and bargaining technique has also saved him from being killed by oppressively powerful enemies like Hisoka.
Fighting Ability: Kurapika is a great, balanced fight in any environment. He has two large tanto hidden below his over shirt. Sometimes (usually when his emotions gain altitude) Kurapika activates the “Red Eyes Technique” which allows him to become stronger, faster, and more knowledgeable about his surroundings. Though, after learning Nen, it’s is rarely used. Kurapika’s great horizon of knowledge is also an asset in duels.
Nen Abilities: Kurapika is a conjurer, one that can fashion objects that act according to his imagination. The weapon that he creates is a unique one--extending from his fingers of his right hand are five chains, which were specially created to deal vengeance upon the Phantom Troupe. Then Kurapika's eyes turn red, his abillities
shifts from being a conjurer to being a specialist. His attack, defense and accuracy in all nen abilities would be increased to 100% efficiency, making him virtually invincible during this span of time. This is called Emperor Time, or "Absolute Mastery".
To increase his effectiveness against the formidable Phantom Troupe, Kurapika places strict restrictions on the usage of his nen blades:
Use of each chain:
- Thumb - Holy Chain
- Shaped like a cross, it cures wounds by drawing from the Kyouka ability. When Kurapica is in tokushitsu, it can heal serious injuries in seconds.
- Middle finger - Chain Jail
- Ring finger - Dowsing Chain
- Little finger - Judgement Chain
Other notes Yoshihiro Togashi was said to have gotten the inspiration for Kurapika's red eyes from the insect ohmu, which was a creation of Hayao Miyazaki from the manga and later anime, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. A special feature of the large insect is that its many eyes turn from calm blue to fiery red when enraged.
Leorio
| レオリオ | |
| Romaji: | Leorio |
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| Height: | 193 cm |
| Weight: | 85 kg |
| Date of birth: | 3rd March |
| Blood Type: | O |
| Age: | 19 |
| Nen Type: | Emitter (Emission) |
Much is unknown about Leorio. What we do know is that he once lost a close friend, Peitoro, to a debilitating illness. Leorio feels deeply remorseful about not saving his friend, due to lack of money and knowledge in curing the illness. Thus, he aspires to become a doctor--one that not only cures the ill of their disease, but also waives the fee for the poor. In this light, his outwardly superficial reason to join the Hunter Exams in the pursuit of great wealth has a nobler justification--the money he gains is used not only to fund for his medical school fees, but also to pay for the medicine and other miscellaneous expenditures when treating the poor.
(N.B: When asked for his main reason for joining the Hunter Exam, his immediate reply was to earn lots of money, becoming rich, which greatly annoyed Kurapica initially.)
Personality: Leorio is not one who balks and retreats when faced against overwhelming odds in battle. A loyal, trustworthy ally who greatly values the ties of friendship, he acts like the 'big brother' of the group. However, his impulsive and brash nature has sometimes caused more trouble to people around him. Another flair he has is his ability to 'straight-talk' past any situation at hand.
Fighting Ability: Leorio is a good fighter in his own state. His weapon of choice is a long pocket knife which he can use very quickly.
(N.B: As in the arm-wresting stall he managed to set-up and become the spokesperson for) Bargaining is one of his strengths, some say inherent nature, as he is able to haggle his way with shopkeepers and cut prices down to a unimaginable level.
(N.B: When Gon and Killua wanted to purchase handphones at Auction City, Leorio managed to cut down its original price by about 1/3, and bragged that his was bought at a cheaper price. Passers-by even clapped and cheered during the successful purchase!)
Hisoka
| ヒソカ | |
| Romaji: | Hisoka |
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| Height: | 187 cm |
| Weight: | 91 kg |
| Blood Type: | B |
| Age: | ?? |
| Nen Type: | Transmuter (Transformation) |
Still a great mystery, no one knows where he came from or who he really is. Even Hisoka may not even know himself, preferring to forget his past.
Attributes: An erratic, volatile, killing machine that enjoys the act of killing, especially people whom he has targeted as victims, one being Gon. He believes himself to be the best fighter in the world, and always seeks to challenge anybody who appears to be equally powerful as him. He has set his current sight on Chrollo, the leader of the Phantom Troupe, finding him to be a worthy opponent which he would want to kill with relish.
Fighting Ability: Unarguably one of the best fighters in the world, Hisoka is not only deadly in normal attacks, but has many tricks up his sleeve--his deviousness and volatility has made many opponents difficult to anticipate his next move, and this has led to him winning many battles. Using poker cards as his weapens, he throws them with ease and deadly accuracy, which cut into enemy flesh like a knife to butter.
Hisoka's nen abilities has served him well on numerous occasions, and especially compliments his devious nature. While fighting with Kastro, he once fooled everyone by masking his supposedly chopped arms with nen. Unlike most nen users who only have one hatsu, Hisoka has developed two:
Texture Surprise (Dokiri Texture): He can change the texture of anything with this hatsu. For instance, he once changed the words on the prediction that Chrollo's stolen ability wrote for him so that he could fool the Phantom Troupe (Genei Ryodan) into thinking that he was innocent. He did the same thing in Greed Island to fool Gon and Killua into thinking that the Ryodan weren't on Greed Island. Also known as "Flimsy Lies".
Bungee Gum: Hisoka uses nen to alter its consistency into a sticky and gluish substance that is very much like bubble gum, to pull back opponents within punching range for a flurry of rebound pummels. It can also attach to objects and pull them backwards. When detached from Hisoka, it will tear after a maximum stretch of 10 millimeters. Also known as "Elastic Love".
Other notes: Interpretation of his name - Hisoka in kanji can mean "secret" or "mysterious"; it fits his elusive personnage.
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