Gon Freecss
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| Gon Freecss (ゴン=フリークス) |
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| Hunter × Hunter character | |
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| First appearance | Volume 01 Chapter 001 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Voiced by | Junko Takeuchi (series), Rika Matsumoto (pilot episode) |
| Profile | |
| Age | 12[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | May 5th[1] |
| Known relatives | Ging Freecss(father) Mito Freecss (aunt/adoptive mother) |
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| Nen type: | Reinforcement[1][2] |
| Nen ability: | Jajanken (ジャジャン拳) |
Gon Freecss (ゴン=フリークス Gon Furīkusu?) is the son of the legendary Hunter Ging Freecss and the protagonist of the series Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi.
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[edit] Creation and conception
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[edit] History
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.
At the age of nine, Gon met another Hunter named Kaito, Ging's only known apprentice.[3] Kaito saved his life from a beast and 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 heal at an unnatural speed, and he 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. Like his friend Killua, Gon has also been stated to have exceptional potential for using Nen. Gon and Killua are usually helping and challenging each other to reach ever higher levels of combat ability. Otherwise, they just enjoy each other's company. Knuckle's nen ability shows that Gon has approximately 20,000 aura.
[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 ability is called "Jajanken", a set of special attacks based on the game Rock-Paper-Scissors (Japanese: Jan-ken-pon or Janken). The ability was named accidentally, as Gon stuttered on the first syllable due to nervousness when asked the name of his ability by Knuckle.
- Rock (グー Guu) - Gon focuses the aura around his fists using Kou and releases it in a punch. Rock is a close range attack, and has the strongest power among the three.
- Scissors (チョキ Choki) - Scissors is formed using two fingers in a pistol shape. Gon uses Transformation abilities to transform his aura into a long blade extending from the two fingers. It's a middle range attack, and not as powerful as Rock, though it can cut through what Rock cannot break.
- Paper (パー Paa) - For this, Gon uses his Emission abilities to project his Nen towards his enemies. Paper uses an open palm to emit the aura. It's a long range attack that fires nen as a projectile; because Gon is an Enhancer and Paper uses emitted nen, a different nen type, it is weaker than either Scissors or Rock. However, he has found this to be useful for pincer type attacks, as demonstrated in his battle with Knuckle.
[edit] Reception
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[edit] References
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- ^ a b c Gon's profile. Togashi, Yoshihiro (2004). Hunter × Hunter, Hunter's Guide. Shueisha, Pg.18. ISBN 978-4-08-872788-2.
- ^ Results of the Water Test. Togashi, Yoshihiro (1999). "Chapter 060", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 07. Shueisha, Pg.114. ISBN 978-4-08-872788-2.
- ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (1998). "Chapter 001", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 01. Shueisha, Pg.19-27. ISBN 978-4-08-872571-0.
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