Hunter x Hunter

Summary

Gon Freecss, a young boy, discovers his father is a renowned Hunter, a licensed professional engaging in various extraordinary pursuits. Gon embarks on a journey to become a Hunter, pass the rigorous Hunter Exam, and find his father, encountering various Hunters and paranormal phenomena along the way.

Synopsis

Hunter x Hunter follows Gon Freecss, a young boy who learns his presumed-dead father, Ging, is a world-famous Hunter. Hunters are licensed professionals specializing in challenging and often fantastical tasks, such as locating rare creatures, exploring uncharted territories, or apprehending criminals. Driven by this revelation, Gon sets out to take the arduous Hunter Exam, aiming to achieve his father's level of skill and ultimately reunite with him. His journey is marked by the Hunter Exam, a grueling test with an exceptionally low success rate. Along the way, he forges friendships with other aspiring Hunters, including Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua, each with their own compelling reasons for pursuing the Hunter license. Their paths intertwine with various challenges, including encounters with other powerful Hunters and individuals with paranormal abilities. As Gon and his companions overcome numerous trials, their skills are honed, and their understanding of Nen, the ability to manipulate one's life energy or aura, is refined. The story takes the protagonists to several locations, including the Heavens Arena and Greed Island, where they face new trials and new opponents. Throughout this adventure, Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio, develop stronger bonds of friendships, while developing their skills as hunters, and constantly facing new dangers. Along the way they will face many dangers in the form of powerful nen users and formidable enemies, who threaten to end their journey prematurely. The story is filled with both challenges and rewards as Gon and his friends learn the value of determination and the importance of their relationships, with multiple different plotlines and arcs that bring them together and drive them apart, setting the ground for the future adventures that await them.

Characters

Killua Zoldyck

Age: 12 (Beginning), 14-15 (Current) Birthday: July 7th (2011), June 15th (1999) Height: 158 cm Weight: 45 kg Eye Color: Blue Blood Type: A Occupation: Assassin

Kurapika

Gender: Male Age: 17 (beginning); 19 (current) Height: 171 cm Weight: 59 kg Birthday: April 4 Zodiac: Aries Hair color: blonde Eye color: blue (1999); brown (manga & 2011); scarlet (when angered) Blood type: AB Nen type: Conjuration; Specialization (when his eyes are Scarlet) Abilities: Holy Chain, Dowsing Chain, Chain Jail, Judgment Chain Kurapika is a member of the Kurta tribe who were massacred by the Phantom Troupe (The Spiders) 4 years prior the Hunter exam. The Kurta tribe was an isolated group of people whose eyes would turn scarlet when angered or excited. These scarlet eyes were known to be beautiful, being one of the seven most beautiful in the world. Because of this, the Kurta tribe was constantly pursued and eventually massacred. The eyes of the tribe members were all taken away during the massacre. Kurapika is so far the only known survivor with a heart bent on revenge. He strives to have his revenge against the Phantom Troupe as well as recover the eyes of his tribe members. Despite having a heart full of hatred, Kurapika is very kind and loyal towards his friends. He is an extremely intelligent person but at the same time reckless. Kurapika is from the materialization nen group and from determination, increased the power of his nen ability to the point that it was formidable against the Phantom Troupe. Kurapika can conjure a unique weapon — five chains that extend from each finger on his right hand. Some of the fingers were specially designed to deal vengeance on the Phantom Troupe. To increase his effectiveness against the formidable Phantom Troupe, Kurapika places strict Limitations on the usage of his chains. The purpose of the chain on Kurapika's index finger has yet to be revealed. Kurapika's Techniques Holy Chain (癒す親指の鎖 ホーリーチェーン The Healing Thumb Chain): Type Conjuration and Enhancement >! Shaped like a cross, it cures wounds by drawing from Enhancement abilities. When Kurapika is in his Specialist state, its ability is Enhanced and can heal serious injuries within seconds. Chain Jail (束縛する中指の鎖 チェーンジェイル The Restraining Middle Finger Chain): Type Conjuration, Emission, and Manipulation >! Shaped like a hook, it wraps around Spiders and restricts their movement. Also forcefully causes its prisoners to enter Zetsu, shutting off their aura and preventing the use of Nen abilities. Escape from the Chain Jail is only possible through brute force. Kurapika imposed a limitation onto this chain, it can only be used to deal with members of the Phantom Troupe. If this condition is violated, Kurapika will die. This condition was needed in order to increase the strength of the ability. Dowsing Chain (導く薬指の鎖 ダウジングチェーン The Guiding Ring Finger Chain): Type Conjuration >! Shaped like a ball and chain, Kurapika uses this frequently under normal situations, for defensive and offensive purposes. It is also useful for other investigative activities, like determining the location of missing individuals. He also uses this chain to identify if someone is lying. It has a small ball-like weight at the end which moves in the direction of whatever he is dowsing for. Judgment Chain (律する小指の鎖 ジャッジメントチェーン The Arbiter Little Finger Chain): Type Conjuration, Emission, and Manipulation >! ​The Stake of Retribution, a blade on the end of the Judgment Chain, enters the victim's body and wraps around the heart. Kurapika sets two conditions and if the victim violates either one, the chain crushes the heart, killing them. It can only be used while Kurapika's eyes are scarlet. Kurapika himself has a blade wrapped around his heart, which he used to set the conditions of use for his Chain Jail ability. Emperor Time (絶対時間 エンペラータイム Absolute Mastery): Type Specialization >! When Kurapika's eyes shift into scarlet, he changes from a Conjurer to a Specialist. This ability allows him to utilize all the types of Nen to 100% efficiency (for a Conjurer). In the manga, Kurapika explains this using the terms "Level" and "Force/Accuracy". Kurapika's "Levels" in the various Nen categories remain the same during Emperor Time, however, his Force and Accuracy for every category is raised to 100%. Thus, if Kurapika's Level in Conjuration were 10, his Level in Emission (the polar opposite aura type) would be 4, and during Emperor Time, he would be evenly matched against a Level 4 Emitter at 100%. Outside of Emperor Time, his Force and Accuracy in Emission would at most be only be 40%.

Gon Freecss

Age: 12 (beginning), 14-15 (current) Birthday: May 5 Height: 154 cm Weight: 49 kg Eye Color: Brown Blood type: B Occupation: Hunter Nen type: Enhancement Abilities: >! Jajanken: Rock, Paper, Scissors Gon Freecss (ゴン゠フリークス, Gon Furīkusu) is a Rookie Hunter and the son of Ging Freecss. Finding his father is Gon's motivation in becoming a Hunter. He has been the main protagonist for most of the series. Gon wants to become a Hunter because he wishes to find out the depths of an occupation that would cause a father to choose the profession over being with his own son. Gon is an athletic, rustic, and friendly boy who is searching for adventure. Also, he is not very good at math. However, having spent a lot of time in the woods as a child, he is very good with animals. Simultaneously, his flaws lie in his temper and impulsive nature. Gon sometimes fails to think things through and such actions lead to him suffering. Though possessing talent far beyond the norm for his age, anytime his abilities are challenged, he feels as if he has to prove his antagonist wrong. >! Gon is an , who are known for being simple-minded and determined. This determination and talent lead to both potential allies and potential enemies trusting in him and taking his side. He has inhuman senses; Gon has a heightened sense of smell almost like a dog's, he also has very good vision, as well as having a very keen taste.

Leorio Paladiknight

Gender: Male Age: 19 (beginning); 21 (current) Birthday: March 3 Height: 193 cm Weight: 85 kg Hair color: Brown (1999), Black (2011) Eye color: Green (1999), Brown (2011) Blood type: O Occupation: Hunter, Medical Student Nen type: Emission Prior the hunter exam, Leorio's close friend died to a curable illness. Despite being curable, Leorio was unable to save his close friend due to his lack of money and knowledge. He aims to become a doctor - one that will help those even without the money to pay for treatment. He decides to take the Hunter Exam in an attempt to earn money for tuition fees and medical treatment for others. Leorio is talented at bargaining, being able to haggle shopkeepers to no end. He may at times seem brash and rude, but in the end is very kind towards his friends.

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