Gon Freecss

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Gon Freecss (Gon Freaks)
Japanese:	ゴン=フリークス (Gon Furiikusu)
Age:	12
Date of birth:	May 5th
Blood type:	O
Height:	154 cm
Weight:	49 kg
Voice Actor:	Junko Takeuchi
Nen type:	Reinforcement (Enhancement)
Nen ability:	Jajanken (ジャジャン拳)

Gon Freecss is the son of the legendary Hunter Ging Freecss and the protagonist of the series Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi.

[edit] Background

Gon was left in the care of his aunt Mito on Whale Island as an infant by his father Ging, and never saw his father since. Holding great disdain for Ging's constant travels and putting Gon in danger, she forced Ging to give his son up so he could live normally. Mito told him as a child that his parents were deceased, but Gon eventually figured out the truth and chose the path of a Hunter to meet his father once again.

During his youth, Gon met another Hunter named Kaito, Ging's only known apprentice. Kaito saved his life from a beast and told proceeded to tell Gon that his father was alive. Their meeting steered Gon towards deciding to search for his father, and also influenced him to take the Hunter Exam.

[edit] Talents

A naturally optimistic youth, Gon's friendliness and innocence charmed many others to his side. In the primary rounds of the Hunter Exam, Gon becomes friends with three people who would become his most trusted friends--Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio. With uncanny and animalistic senses of smell, taste, and hearing (presumably due to his youth spent playing in the forest), Gon's instincts have aided his friends through many tough obstacles throughout the series. Gon has another remarkable talent; he is able to talk to and befriend animals easily. Gon also has the ability to befriend animals easily, heal at an unnatural speed, and possesses immense strength for a boy his age. Gon has an unusual choice of a weapon, which is a fishing rod once owned by his father. Gon is able to accurately swing and hook the lure onto targets, proving itself to be useful time and time again. Combined with his natural strength, the fishing rod can also be used as an offensive weapon. Despite his apparent naivete, Gon is able to adapt quickly to situations and can come up with new strategies in the middle of combat. However, his lack of experience has been shown to cause problems within actual battles. After training on the Testing Gate in front of Kukuruu Mountain, Gon’s strength increased considerably; he is naturally agile and in excellent physical condition.

[edit] Nen Ability: Jajanken

Out of the six nen types, Gon's is of the Reinforcement (Enhancement) type. Reinforcement types excel in attack and defense, and also have the ability to heal themselves quickly. After being taught by his master, Wing, Gon sharpened his use of Nen and managed to increase the attack power of his fists.

His hatsu is a special punch called the Jajanken, based on the game Rock-Paper-Scissors.

• Rock (グー Guu) - Gon focuses the aura around his fists using Kou and releases it in a punch. Rock is used to attack on the outside of someone's body with a fist and is a close range attack.
• Paper (パー Paa) - For this, Gon uses his Emission abilities to project his Nen towards his enemies. Paper is used to attack someone's inner organs, using an open palm to send the aura flying. It's a long range attack that fires nen as a projectile.
• Scissors (チー Chii) - Scissors is used to attack a specific body part, and is formed using two fingers. The aura transforms into a blade on these two fingers, which act somewhat like a hilt. It's a middle range attack, and not as powerful as Rock.

Hunter × Hunter
Anime: List of Hunter × Hunter episodes
Characters: Gon | Killua | Kurapika | Leorio | Hisoka | Kuroro
Groups: Hunters | Genei Ryodan | Zaoldyeck family |Other Characters
Other: Greed Island | Nen | Yoshihiro Togashi